New South Wales Consolidated Acts

LIQUOR ACT 2007 - SECT 81

81 Decision by Secretary in relation to complaint

(1) The Secretary may, after dealing with a complaint in accordance with section 80, decide to do any one or more of the following--

(a) impose a condition on the licence for the licensed premises the subject of the complaint,

(b) vary or revoke a condition to which the licence is subject,

(c) if a conference has been convened in relation to the complaint--adjourn the conference subject to implementation and continuation of undertakings given by the licensee,

(d) issue a warning to the licensee,

(e) take no further action in relation to the complaint.

(2) The conditions that may be imposed on a licence include, but are not limited to, conditions relating to any one or more of the following--

(a) noise abatement,

(b) prohibition of the sale or supply of liquor before 10 am and after 11 pm,

(c) prohibition of, or restriction on, activities (such as promotions or discounting) that could encourage misuse or abuse of liquor (such as binge drinking or excessive consumption),

(d) restricting the trading hours of, and public access to, the licensed premises,

(e) requiring the licensee to participate in, and to comply with, a liquor accord.

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2)(a), a condition relating to noise abatement may, despite the Local Government Act 1993 , section 202, include matters relating to amplified music following a disturbance complaint.

(3) The Secretary must publish, on a NSW Government website, guidelines that set out the matters to which the Secretary may have regard in making a decision under this section about a complaint.